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Exactly! I don't know why people are replying to my post arguing that I shouldn't rely on my phone's GPS. Well, then why is it even there? For guidelines? Sinc
by chime 14y ago
Exactly! I don't know why people are replying to my post arguing that I shouldn't rely on my phone's GPS. Well, then why is it even there? For guidelines?
Since my home city and work location are wrong, I am very apprehensive about trusting Apple maps too. Who knows if the Panera's I'm meeting someone at is even in the right plaza? Do I need to call up every place for directions before I go there? If so, then why should I downgrade to that experience when Google Maps hasn't been wrong so far?
I think people who live in cities with good public transportation do not realize the nightmare that is driving around in smaller cities where every other street is Peach Tree and every intersection is Palm Dr. and Palm Ave. Google Maps has worked perfectly all these years. Apple Maps needs to be just as correct, if not more from the first day of launch.
I refuse to believe that there was no way for Apple to get the GPS usage data to build a better mapping app all these years. Find-my-friend/phone already goes through their servers. Users connect to 3G and visit the Appstore all the time. Even iPod gets new artwork from Apple servers. All of that's enough to know where the bulk of your users are and where they've been. Once you know where your users are, then you work with mapping companies who understand that a zip code can belong to more than one city!